ARGENT FLOW BEST TEAMS IN ARKNIGHTS ENDFIELD
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Argent Flow’s best team is Argent Flow, Avywenna, Perlica and Antal: three Electric Infliction feeders push his Bolt Rush to Level IV, his highest-scoring team and second on our whole team tier list. Four of his six teams rank SS; below is how they compare.
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Method. These are the same scores as our team tier list, which ranks every team by one model built on our own data. Each member plays a 60-second rotation (1 Ultimate, 3 battle skills, combos on cooldown, 3 basic chains) using their own damage calculator at Level 90, skills at 12, Potential 0, default weapon and no gear. Each support’s buffs are read from that support’s calculator and applied by element and uptime, and SP and Ultimate energy refunds buy extra casts. Argent Flow’s Bolt Rush consumes one more Electric Infliction stack for each Perlica, Antal or Avywenna on the team. The score is 60% single-target and 40% three-enemy AoE team damage, as a percent of the top team. Checked November 5, 2026, on Version 1.6 Phase 2, his launch day. No team has been timed in game yet.
Watch his kit in a real fight in the official 55-second combat demo, published November 3, 2026:
Official video from the Arknights: Endfield YouTube channel. © Gryphline.
For the character behind the kit, his official Operator Story, The Returning Traveler, came out on November 4, 2026:
Official video from the Arknights: Endfield YouTube channel. © Gryphline.
TL;DR - Key Points
- His loop: Vulnerability triggers Stars Shifted, which applies Electric Infliction and unlocks Bolt Rush. Bolt Rush consumes every stack for Electrification at Level I plus one per stack, applies that many Sunderization stacks and 1 more Vulnerability. Any Crush detonates the Sunderization for 330% ATK per stack.
- Electric Infliction is the teammate that matters most. Perlica, Avywenna and Antal (who copies stacks) raise the Electrification level, which raises both his damage taken bonus (12% to 24%) and the Sunderization count.
- Four of his six teams rank SS on our team tier list; Budget Electric and Sundered Crush lead.
- The best team is also cheap: Avywenna, Perlica and Antal, all 4 or 5 stars.
- Avoid Zhuang Fangyi and Arclight: both consume the Electric statuses his kit needs.
Argent Flow Team Tier List
| Rank | Team | Members | Score | Team DPS (single / AoE) | Site tier | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budget Electric | Argent Flow, Avywenna, Perlica, Antal | 90% | 40,588 / 94,165 | SS | Level IV Electrification and a second Electric carry; no healer |
| 2 | Sundered Crush | Argent Flow, Endministrator, Pogranichnik, Ardelia | 89% | 41,204 / 91,502 | SS | Pogranichnik’s SP buys about two extra Bolt Rushes; the Endministrator’s Crush detonates |
| 3 | Gravity Sunder | Argent Flow, Mi Fu, Gilberta, Ardelia | 83% | 38,737 / 84,776 | SS | Mi Fu supplies Vulnerability and Crush; Ardelia’s Susceptibility on every hit |
| 4 | Starry Flow Electric | Argent Flow, Antal, Perlica, Liino | 83% | 38,826 / 82,708 | SS | Level IV Electrification with Liino’s healing and Amp |
| 5 | Gravity Overload | Argent Flow, Arcane, Antal, Gilberta | 76% | 35,409 / 76,751 | S | Arcane as a second carry, Gilberta’s Lift and Susceptibility; no healer |
| 6 | Budget Crush | Argent Flow, Chen Qianyu, Da Pan, Catcher | 57% | 29,075 / 50,635 | A | Physical budget option; Bolt Rush stays at Level II |
Scores are a percent of the top team on the whole team tier list, Ink Melt (Laevatain, Si, Wulfgard, Ardelia). His top four are within 7 points of each other, so pick between them by roster: Budget Electric if you lack Liino, Starry Flow Electric if you want healing, Sundered Crush or Gravity Sunder if you own the Endministrator and Pogranichnik or Mi Fu.
What the numbers show:
- Electric Infliction scales his own damage. With two Electric Infliction teammates, Bolt Rush runs at Level IV and fills the 12-stack Sunderization cap. His own damage is about 46% higher than with none.
- SP is the other lever. Sundered Crush has no Electric Infliction source, but Pogranichnik’s SP refunds pay for about two extra Bolt Rushes a minute, which is why it is right behind Budget Electric.
- Pogranichnik does not detonate Sunderization. His battle skill applies Breach, not Crush. The Endministrator’s Crush does the detonating; Pogranichnik’s combo fires off it and returns the SP.
What Argent Flow Brings to a Team
| Skill | What it does for the team |
|---|---|
| Darkness Cowed (battle skill) | 350% Physical DMG and Lift, which makes enemies Vulnerable |
| Stars Shifted (combo) | Triggers on Vulnerable; 360% Electric DMG, 1 Electric Infliction, unlocks Bolt Rush |
| Bolt Rush (battle skill after combo) | 700% Electric DMG; consumes Electric Infliction for Electrification Level I plus one per stack; 1 Vulnerability stack; team Arts Intensity +45 for 20s |
| Zenith of Voltmancy (talent) | His Electrification raises all DMG taken (12% to 24% by level) and applies Sunderization equal to its level, up to 12; Crush detonates it for 330% ATK per stack |
| Heavens Sundered (ultimate) | 175% charge, 500% Cleansing Cleave with 1 Electric Infliction, 750% ground pierce with Crush |
He is both a carry and a debuffer. His Electrification raises the whole team’s damage, and his Sunderization turns any Crush into an Electric burst.
1. Budget Electric
Argent Flow, Avywenna, Perlica, Antal
His highest-scoring team, second on the whole team tier list, and every teammate is 4 or 5 stars.
- Avywenna’s Thunderlances apply Electric Infliction, and her own Electric damage gets Antal’s Susceptibility and Amp plus his 24% damage taken.
- Perlica and Antal do the same jobs as in Starry Flow Electric, so Bolt Rush reaches Level IV.
- There is no healer, so play it in content where you can dodge.
2. Sundered Crush
Argent Flow, Endministrator, Pogranichnik, Ardelia
The 1.6 program showed this pattern against the Spotted Raker Beast: Vulnerability triggers Stars Shifted, Bolt Rush applies Electrification and 2 Sunderization stacks, and the Endministrator’s battle skill applies Crush to detonate them.
- Endministrator is the Crush source. The Endministrator’s combo also fires whenever another operator’s combo deals damage, so Stars Shifted sets it off, and the Vulnerability from Bolt Rush then shatters the Originium Crystals it attaches for extra damage. Neither interaction is in our model, so this team likely plays even better than its score.
- Pogranichnik applies Breach, not Crush. His combo fires when Crush consumes Vulnerability, and he recovers SP from the stacks consumed, which pays for Bolt Rush.
- Ardelia heals and adds Physical and Arts Susceptibility.
Chen Qianyu can replace Pogranichnik, since her combo fires on the same Vulnerable trigger as his, but the team loses his SP refunds and with them the extra Bolt Rushes.
3. Gravity Sunder
Argent Flow, Mi Fu, Gilberta, Ardelia
The best Crush team without Pogranichnik’s SP. Mi Fu’s three-move Qingbo Triplex applies Vulnerability with Cloudtrapper and Crush with Trail and Mangle and World Splitter, so she covers both halves of what his loop needs and detonates his Sunderization between Ultimates.
- Gilberta Lifts groups off his Electrification and adds Arts Susceptibility that grows with Mi Fu’s Vulnerability stacks.
- Ardelia heals and adds Arts Susceptibility (x1.54 on his Electric hits in her calculator) and Physical Susceptibility for Mi Fu.
- With no Electric Infliction source, Bolt Rush stays at Level II.
4. Starry Flow Electric
Argent Flow, Antal, Perlica, Liino
The 1.6 program’s Arts demo ran him with Antal against a Craghowler: the team stacks 3 Electric Infliction and Bolt Rush consumes them for Level IV Electrification and 4 Sunderization. His Ultimate’s Crush then detonates them.
- Antal Focuses the target for Electric Susceptibility, and his combo fires whenever that enemy takes an Arts Infliction, applying another stack of the same one. That copy is what gets Bolt Rush to Level IV. His Ultimate adds Electric Amp. In his calculator the two together multiply an Electric carry’s damage by about x1.65.
- Perlica applies Electric Infliction with her battle skill.
- Liino heals the whole team, gives Electric Amp (22.8% at rank 12) and ATK, and her combo fires whenever an Arts Infliction is applied or consumed, which happens on every Bolt Rush.
5. Gravity Overload
Argent Flow, Arcane, Antal, Gilberta
A second-carry team with no healer.
- Arcane is a second carry, not an Electric enabler. She applies Nature Infliction and Corrosion, so Bolt Rush here runs on his combo’s stack plus Antal’s copy (Level III). Her own damage gains the 20% damage taken from his Electrification.
- Gilberta’s combo fires on any Arts Reaction, so his Electrification sets it off. It Lifts the target and nearby enemies, which makes them Vulnerable and retriggers Stars Shifted. Her Gravity Field adds Arts Susceptibility that grows with the target’s Vulnerability stacks: x1.30 on his Electric hits at 0 stacks, x1.42 at the cap.
- Antal adds Electric Susceptibility and Amp and copies the Electric Infliction from his combo.
6. Budget Crush
Argent Flow, Chen Qianyu, Da Pan, Catcher
The Physical option if you own no Crush 6-star:
- Chen Qianyu Lifts with her battle skill, and her combo also triggers when an enemy becomes Vulnerable.
- Da Pan applies Crush with his combo once the target has 4 Vulnerability stacks.
- Catcher shields and covers sustain without a healer.
With no Electric Infliction and no Susceptibility support, this team scores about a third less than Budget Electric, which costs the same.
Quick-Reference: Argent Flow Pairing Tiers
| Tier | Operators | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Antal, Perlica, Avywenna | Electric Infliction for Bolt Rush; Antal also multiplies his Electric hits |
| Core (Physical) | Pogranichnik, Endministrator | SP for extra Bolt Rushes, and the Crush that detonates Sunderization |
| Strong | Liino, Gilberta, Ardelia, Arcane | Amp and healing, Lift and Arts Susceptibility, or a second carry under his damage taken |
| Good | Mi Fu, Da Pan, Chen Qianyu | Crush and Vulnerability for the Physical teams |
| Budget | Catcher, Lifeng | Vulnerability through shields and Knock Down |
| Avoid as a pair | Zhuang Fangyi, Arclight | Both consume Electric Infliction or Electrification before Argent Flow can use it |
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Running no Electric Infliction source. Bolt Rush then sits at Level II, which halves his Sunderization.
- Counting Pogranichnik as a Crush source. He applies Breach; the Endministrator, Mi Fu or Da Pan has to Crush.
- Pairing him with Zhuang Fangyi or Arclight. Both consume the Electric statuses his talent runs on.
- Casting Bolt Rush on an empty target. Let Perlica, Avywenna or Antal stack Electric Infliction first.
- Skipping sustain in the long fights. Budget Electric and Gravity Overload have no healer; Starry Flow Electric, Sundered Crush and Gravity Sunder do.
His Numbers From the Game Data
His full kit reached the game data on November 5, 2026, launch day. At Skill Rank 12 and maxed talents:
- Bolt Rush deals 700% ATK Electric DMG and forcibly applies Electrification at Level I, plus one Status Level per Electric Infliction stack it consumes.
- Sunderization stacks equal the Electrification level, up to 12. Crush on a Sunderized target deals x1.2 (x1.4 at Potential 1) and detonates the stacks for 330% ATK Electric DMG each, with 40% of that hitting nearby enemies.
- Springvolt Galore gives the whole team Arts Intensity +45 for 20 seconds whenever he casts Bolt Rush, and each point of his own Arts Intensity raises the explosion by 0.6%.
- Stars Shifted deals 360% ATK on an 18 second cooldown. Heavens Sundered costs 80 Ultimate Energy and deals 175% across its charge, 500% on the Cleansing Cleave and 750% on the ground pierce that applies Crush.
For his gear and weapons, see the Argent Flow build guide, and run your own numbers in his damage calculator.
What Would Change These Picks
- Live testing. Our model leaves out the Endministrator’s crystal shatter, Crush bonuses on teammates’ Crush, Stagger, rotation timing and movement. We will re-run it as new data lands, the way the team tier list is kept.
- Gear. All scores use no gear. Pulser Labs on Argent Flow raises every one of his teams, so it should not change their order.
Final Verdict
Build Budget Electric if you own Avywenna, Perlica and Antal, Starry Flow Electric if you want Liino’s healing, and Sundered Crush if your Physical bench has the Endministrator and Pogranichnik. Four of his six teams rank SS, so the right one is the one your roster can fill. Whatever you build, keep Zhuang Fangyi and Arclight out of his team.
Plan your pulls with the pity calculator, and see the full 1.6 schedule in our Sanctuary of Ink recap.
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